The Woman in Black
A Billionaire's Murder, A Missing Set of Teeth, and A Puzzle That Defies the Greatest Detective Minds.

When the ruthless and universally despised Wall Street titan Sigsbee Manderson is found dead on the grounds of his English estate, a bullet through his eye, the financial markets crash—but no one sheds a tear.Enter Philip Trent, a brilliant artist and amateur sleuth, who travels to White Gables to cover the sensation for a London newspaper. But what seems at first like a straightforward assassination quickly devolves into a labyrinth of bizarre contradictions. Why was the impeccably groomed billionaire fully dressed, down to his watch and tie, yet missing his false teeth? What drove him to pace the grounds at the crack of dawn? And what secret lies behind the strained, loveless silence of his beautiful young widow?The Woman in Black is a classic cerebral mystery where every scratch, every footprint, and every drop of whiskey poured in the dead of night holds a clue. Edward Richardson weaves a tale of high-society scandal and calculated intellect that will keep you guessing until the very last deduction.